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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

My Two Babies

Olivia is adjusting really well to being a big sister. She hugs Baby Axel, kisses Baby Axel, asks to hold Baby Axel and she has a hard time leaving him alone when he's napping on the couch (my bedroom, where Axel sleeps, is always really cold! The venting in the apartment is a little goofy).

But not everything is perfect. She loves Axel, but she's not so sure about sharing her parents. Luckily she gets Dad's undivided attention most of the time he's around. I can give her all my attention when Axel is sleeping, but that is quickly forgotten when he's awake and needs to be fed. And he's a little fussy boy, so I end up holding him almost anytime he's awake.

That's how Olivia invented her new game: Two Babies. I must have said that phrase at some point, and now she loves it. When I'm holding Axel, Olivia will come up to me and ask "Do two babies?" So I'll lift her up on my right leg (I always hold babies with my left arm. Do you have a baby holding side?) and then she'll say "Rock 'em" Which means rock back and forth and sing Rock-a-by Baby.

Its probably one of my favorite things.

Olivia kept smiling at me, instead of turning around and smiling at Dad. This was the best we could get from her!